To be eligible for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, your company must meet the following criteria:

1. it must be a technology company defined as:
   • develops proprietary technology which contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues (NB using other company's technology in a unique way does not qualify); or
   • manufactures a technology-related product; or
   • devotes a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology
2. in business for a minimum of three years
3. revenues for the first year of calculation must be at least $A100,000 and the current year must be at least $A1million. For example, a technology company will qualify if its revenue for the year ended June 2006 was $A105,000 and its year-end revenue for June 2008 was $A1.5 million
4. the company must be Australian owned and headquartered in Australia. Subsidiaries or divisions of overseas companies are not eligible (unless they have some Australian public ownership and trade separately).

To nominate, you must provide the following information:

• company details
• CEO details
• audited or verified financial statements for 2005 and 2006 including details of accounting policies
• brief description of company and proprietary technology (maximum of 300 words).